Where does “age” come from?
age (Latin) comes from Latin ago, from Proto-Italic agō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵeti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- — to drive.
age (Latin): well now, well then, come now; very well, good,...
Definitions
- well now, well then, come now; very well, good,...
Ancestry of “age”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | ago | I act, I behave; I do or make continuously or... |
| 2 | Proto-Italic | agō | drive; push, impel; do, act |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂éǵeti | to be driving |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eǵ- | to drive |